Integrity Jets appoints Embraer veteran Breno Correa as managing partner | Corporate Jet Investor | CJI news
Integrity Jets, the Austin-based business jet brokerage founded in 2024, has appointed Breno Correa as managing partner, adding two decades of Embraer sales leadership to a firm that has posted 33% year-over-year growth entering just its second full year of operation. Correa's tenure at Embraer spanned 20 years across two distinct roles: nine years as Latin America sales vice president for new aircraft and 11 years as worldwide sales vice president for pre-owned aircraft. That pre-owned focus in particular aligns directly with Integrity Jets' core business model, which centers on light and midsize business jet brokerage rather than new aircraft placement. Founder Eric Hammer, who himself spent a decade leading pre-owned aircraft sales at Embraer, built the firm around that specialization, and Correa's appointment deepens that institutional expertise considerably.
The strategic significance of the hire lies largely in Correa's network. Two decades at Embraer means sustained relationships across flight departments, fractional operators, charter operators, and corporate aviation decision-makers in both North America and Latin America — precisely the buyer and seller pool that drives transaction volume in the light and midsize jet segments. For operators and pilots working in Part 91, 91K, and 135 environments who are evaluating Phenom 100, Phenom 300, Legacy 450, or Praetor 500 transactions, a brokerage with this depth of OEM-side knowledge represents meaningful due diligence value. Correa's framing of the move as an "entrepreneurial role" applying existing relationships suggests the appointment is as much about pipeline development as it is operational leadership.
Integrity Jets' growth trajectory deserves attention in the context of the broader pre-owned market. The firm completed 12 exclusive engagements in 2025, up from nine in its founding year, a pace that reflects both the firm's focused positioning and the continued demand pressure in the pre-owned light and midsize cabin categories. The pre-owned business jet market has remained active despite softening from pandemic-era peaks, with transaction volume in the sub-$10 million range staying relatively resilient as buyers who were priced out of larger cabin aircraft earlier in the cycle seek more accessible entry points. Boutique brokerages with deep segment-specific expertise have found footing precisely because buyers in this tier often require more hands-on advisory support than large, multi-segment brokerage houses consistently provide.
The Embraer alumni concentration at Integrity Jets — Hammer and now Correa both carrying substantial pre-owned experience from the OEM side — positions the firm as something of a specialist in Embraer product lines, even if it operates brand-agnostically. For pilots and flight department managers evaluating acquisitions in the Phenom and Praetor families, or for operators looking to divest those aircraft, a brokerage with OEM-level familiarity in valuation, maintenance history interpretation, and buyer qualification carries practical advantages. Correa's Latin American network adds a dimension that Austin-based competitors may not replicate easily, particularly as cross-border transactions involving Mexican and Brazilian operators continue to represent a meaningful share of pre-owned Embraer volume.
